The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-13
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GARLAND DETERMINED TO RETIRE
FROM PUBLIC LIFE.


FROM PUBLIC LIFE.
Blaine's Friends Destroying His Pros
poets With Whispers The Presi-
dents Proposed ST. Louis VISTA Re-
tired Navy Officcr's Experiments
With New Explosive.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE President is
back rom his trip to the mountains and is
in harness again. He looks and acts as if
bis little vacation had done him a great deal
of good. 1t is by no means certain that he
will 60 either to the South or West this
summer, though the matter is as yet unde-
cided.
OFFERED TO GARLAND.
1t is said on what appears to be pretty
good authority that the President offered to
Attorney General Garland the vacant place
on the Supreme bench, and that he declined
it. In a conversation, a day or two ago, the
Attorney General said that when this admin
istration came into power and it was sug
gested that he should go into the Cabinet,
the suggestion was a pleasant one to him,
and his friends, with his concurrence, in
terested themselves to that effect His
relations with the President had been uni
IOIDllN dBtctcDic, uSlu UltJ uOb nc tcl
tainly would not have remained in the
cabinet. But he had, for reasons satisfactory
to himself, determined to retire from public
life at the close of his present service, and
not to accept any other public position.
He confirmed the report also that he could
have had place in the interstate commerce
commission. The President now thoroughly
understands Mr. Garland's views, although
he did not fully until after the interview
which Mr.. Garland gave out a few days
since, and of which the President knew
nothing until he saw it in print
A BLAINITE TALKS
Mr.. George G. Gorham, one of the most
practical and straightforward of stalwart
Republicans, expresses the opinion that the
Republican National Convention will not
dare to nominate Blaine. Blaine, he says,
is being whispered out of the canvass, and
does not himself know what to do. Some of
Mr.. Blaine's friends, and Mr.. Gorham is not
one of them, think really that one of the
principal reasons why he has gone to Europe
is because he wishes to be out of the way and
let events shape themselves. The doubts
thrown around the prospects of Republican
success in case of the candidacy of Mr..
Blaine are what worry him and his
immediate adherents, and this is what
Mr. Gorham meant when he says he is being
whispered out of the canvass. Mr.. Gorham
thinks the Republicans can elect the next
John Sherman. He says Sherman is about
the only great leader the Republicans have
left, and If they do not nominate him and
adopt the principles laid down in his last
two greatspeeohes the party will cease to
exist. This is a very candid confession, and
is significant, as the opinion of such a man
as Mr.. Gorham that the Republican party
must continue to be the sectional organiza-
ton which 1t has been from its first founda-
ton, or else go out of existence.
THE PRESIDENTS PROPOSED ST. LOUIS
VISIT.
Gen Burdette, of this city, has been talk
ing about the Presidents proposed visit to
st. Louis and the row in the Grand Army
of the Republic on account of it. He says
that he does not think that the Presidents
presence in St Louis will result in any I'M
pleasantness SO far as the Grand Army is
concerned The whole matter is simply
this: The Grand Army is not a political or
ganization, and any effort made to drag it
into politics is discountenanced by every
member. Some years ago the Grand Army
of the Republic was involved in politics,
and it resulted almost in its obliteration.
The organization however, was saved after
a struggle, and from that time out the MEM
bers resolved that, no matter what occurred,
the Grand Army, as an organization, should
be non-political. Accordingly when the
President determined to visit st. Louis
during the Grand Army encampment, it
was Immediately thought that he was do
ing so for political purposes, and the Grand
Army of the Republic did not want to be
taken advantage of in that way.
The Grand Army is a large organization
and is scattered throughout the country. In
Iowa the sentiment generally seems to be
hostile to the Presidents visiting ST. Louis
at this time, but how it is in Indiana or
many other States no one can say. Person
ally, If / had been able to suggest few
things to the citizens committee at st. Louis
would have advised against inviting the
President. If all things had been taken into
consideration / think it would have been
found better to let him pay a visit some
other time. However, the thing has been
done now, and do not believe that any,
thing unpleasant will result from it.
NAVY OFFICERS NEW EXPLOSIVE.
Lieut.. j. w. Graydon, a retired navy off
Ger, has lately been making some expert
ments in quarries near this city with new
explosive, intended to supplant dynamite
nents have met with remarkable results,
and quarrymen say the new compound de
velops power three or four times greater
than dynamite. Lieut.. Graydon, within a
year or two, while experimenting with dy-
Mantle for the government at San Fran
cisco, and the Russian government at st.
Petersburg, and successfully solving the
problem of firing dynamite shells from can
non with powder charge behind the shell,
discovered his new explosive, which he
claims is cheaper than dynamite, not near
30 dangerous to manufacture and handle,
and at the same time six or seven times
more powerful as an explosive. Actual ex-
perifnepts made here within the past two
weeks, IN the presence of army officers,
militiamen and officers who attended the
national drill and quarrymen seem TO bear
out and support his claim for having dis
covered the most powerful explosive known.
lieut. Graydon goes to Sandy Hook in
few days to make further experiments for
with a powder charge from large guns. He
feels confident that, besides utilizing his
new explosive for blasting purposes, he can
use it in guns and cannon and shells as
substitute for both powder and dynamite.
STRANGE CRIMINAL TRIAL.